be homesick
Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words
describes the state of missing home
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- After a week away, I started to be homesick for my family.
- She always is a little homesick when she travels alone.
- He was terribly homesick during his first year at university.
- Don't be homesick, we'll go home next month.
- Many international students are often homesick in their new environment.
- I know you are homesick, but try to enjoy the experience.
- Even adults can be homesick when they live far from their roots.
- They were all homesick after spending months abroad.
- She pretends not to be homesick, but I can tell she misses her hometown.
- If you are homesick, call your parents; it might help.